Birth Name:

David A. Johnston

Male

Birth Date:

Sun, Dec 18, 1949

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Age:

74

Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius

Astrology Data:

Sun

26°

Sag

30'

About David A. Johnston

David Alexander Johnston (December 18, 1949 – May 18, 1980) was an American United States Geological Survey (USGS) volcanologist who was killed by the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in the U.S. state of Washington. A principal scientist on the USGS monitoring team, Johnston was killed in the eruption while manning an observation post six miles (10 km) away on the morning of May 18, 1980. He was the first to report the eruption, transmitting "Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!" before he was swept away by a lateral blast; despite a thorough search, Johnston's body was never found, but state highway workers discovered remnants of his USGS trailer in 1993.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• David A. Johnston (United States Geological Survey obituary, hosted by the Cascades Volcano Observatory)

• David Alexander Johnston – memoriam article by Wes Hildreth – includes 1978 photograph of Johnston (USGS Geological Survey Circular 838, hosted by the US National Park Service)

• David Johnston – memorial page that includes photographs of Johnston following his arrival at the volcano (St. Helens Hero website)

• This is it – 1995 local newspaper retrospective on Johnston (St. Helens Hero website)

• The Victims of the Eruption – memorial page that includes a photograph of the Hoffstadt Bluffs memorial plaque (The many faces of Mount St. Helens website)

• Mount St. Helens - Victims – map that shows the position of Johnston and the others killed by the eruption (The Daily News, TDN.com)

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for David A. Johnston: Sun 26 Sagittarius, Moon 12 Sagittarius, Mercury 11 Capricorn, Venus 9 Aquarius, Mars 26 Virgo, Jupiter 3 Aquarius, Saturn 19 Virgo, Uranus 3 Cancer, Neptune 17 Libra, Pluto 18 Leo, Sun Semi Square Venus, Sun Square Mars, Mercury Semi Sextile Venus, Venus Sesquiquadrate Mars, Venus Conjunct Jupiter, Jupiter Sesquiquadrate Saturn, Jupiter Quincunx Uranus, Saturn Semi Sextile Pluto, Uranus Semi Square Pluto, Neptune Sextile Pluto

Categories related to David A. Johnston: December 18 births, United States Geological Survey personnel, 1949 births, Illinois, University of Washington alumni, 1980 deaths, Scientists from Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign alumni, Featured articles, People from Oak Lawn, Accidental deaths in Washington (state), American volcanologists, 20th-century American geologists, Deaths in volcanic eruptions, Natural disaster deaths in Washington (state)

Photo attribution: Harry Glicken, CVO Photo Archives - Mount St. Helens - 1980-2004